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A I H. A. WILCOX REEL Filed April 30 1923 A 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 M 522 22 a W Patented Sept. 30, 1924.

UNITED STATES 'iATEhl'i' @FFICE.

HAROLD A. W'ILCOX, OF WEBSTER, MJiSSACItIUSiETTS. ASSIGNUB TO RODNEY HUNT LIACHINE COMPANY, OF (JR-ANGIE, MASSBEHUSETTS.

CHUSETTS.

CQHIORATION OF MASSA- REEL.

Application filed April 30, 1923. Serial No; 635,423.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HAROLD A. WILCOX, a citizen of the United States, residing at Webster, in the county of Worcester and State of Massachusetts, have invented a new and useful Reel, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a reel capable of general application but particularly designed for use in handling cloth in a dye kettle.

It is a general object of my invention to provide a reel for such purposes, so designed that it can be readily assembled and repaired and that it will be reliable and effective in use.

With this general object in view, an important feature of my invention relates to the provision of a reel having separable heads or spiders of special design, where by removal .or replacement of any head or or the supporting shaft may be conveniently accomplished. v

Another object is to provide improved means for securing the slats or bars to the reel and for holding them in position against the pull of the cloth.

Other features of my invention relate to the provision of sectional end flanges for the reel and to improved securing means therefor; to the provision of a protective casing for the shaft between the heads or spiders of the reel, and to other arrangements and combinations of parts which will be hereinafter described and more 'par 7 ticularly pointed out in the appended claims.

A preferred form of the invention is shown in the drawings, in which- Fig. 1 is a front elevation of my improved reel, broken away to reduce its length;

Fig. 2 is an end view thereof;

Fig. 3 is a detail sectional view of one of the slats or bars, taken along the line 33 in Fig. 1;

Fig. 4 is a sectional end elevation taken along the line 44 in Fig. 1;

Fig. 5 is a detail longitudinal sectional view, taken along the line 55 in Fig. i and showing one half of a head or spider; and

Figs. 6, 7 and 8am detail sectional views, taken along the lines 66, 7-7 and 8--8 in Fig. 4 respectively.

hub sections of the two parts of the head.

it will be evident that a head or spider thus constructed may be loosened and en tirely removed from the shaft 10 by simply taking out the bolts 13 and 15. In the previous practice it has been necessary to drive the shaft axially through the hub of the head in order to remove the latter, an operation which was practically impossible to perform after the reel had been used a short length of time, as the parts became rusted together by the action of the acid in the dye liquor.

The heads or spiders l] have special provision for securing the bars or slats 12 thereto and in the preferred form I provide a series of short lugs 16 each engag ing the front face of one of the slats 12 and a corresponding nurni'ier of longer projections or arms 17 engaging the rearfaces of the bars 12. Bolts 17 extend through the bars 12 and the projections 17, and also 1 a bly through a plate 19 above the lugs 16 but separate therefrom. I find that the bolts 18 hold the slats or bars much more securely when they are provided with a separate plate 19 instead of passing through two fixed projections, as the plate 19 can be drawn firmly against the face of the slat or bar, whereas the distance between fixed projections cannot be varied if the bars are too thin or if they change in thickness during use.

Webs or flanges 20 are preferably provided for the projections 17, to take the pressure of the bars 12 due to the pull of the cloth thereon. The spoke and rim section of the heads are also reinforced by flanges as indicated in Figs. 7 and 8 and the whole structure is of a strong and rigid design well adapted to the heavy strain to which it is subjected. Each head is preferably held from rotation relatively to the shaft 10 by a key 21 and set screw 22 (Fig. 4).

The outer ends of the hub openings are preferably recessed sufiiciently to receive the ends of thin tubes 23 which entirely surround the shaft 10 between the heads 11 and protect the intermediate portion of the shaft from corrosion. These tubes 23 are preferably made of copper or some other substantially non-corrosive material.

It is desirable that provision be made at the ends of the reel to prevent the cloth from running off of the bars 12 and for this purpose I provide flange sections 25 (Fig. 2)., preferably of oak or other hard wood and secured to the ends of the reel by plates 26 and bolts 27. The bolts 27 extend between the ends of adjacent flanges 25 and through longitudinal holes in the bars 12 into. transverse recesses 28 in which nuts 29 are retained by plugs 30 (Fig. 3). The bolts 27 when threaded into the nuts 29 are.- effective to draw the flanges 25 firmly against the ends of the bars 12 and heads 11 and prevent displacement therefrom.

The reel herein described has been found in practical commercial use to possess important advantages over the structures previously known and commonly used, particularly by permitting easy and convenient repair and removal of a bar 12 Or head 11 without disassembling the entire reel to remove the defective part. It is also found that all parts of my improved reel are of adequate strength and that the parts retain their desired relation during long periods of use.

Having thus described my invention and the advantages thereof, I do not Wish to be limited to the details herein disclosed otherwise than as set. forth in the claims but what I claim is 1. A reel having, in combination, a supporting shaft, a plurality of heads spaced along said shaft, a plurality of bars mounted on said heads and secured thereto, said heads having hubs with axial openings therein recessed at the outer ends, and non-corrosive tubes enclosing said shaft between said heads and having their ends secured in the recessed portions of said openings.

2. A reel having, in combination, a sup porting shaft, a plurality of heads spaced along said shaft, and a plurality of bars mounted on said heads and secured thereto, said heads having relatively short lugs positioned in front of said bars, longer projections behind said bars. and bolts securing said bars to said longer projections only.

3. A reel having, in combination, a supporting shaft, a plurality of heads spaced along said shaft, and a plurality of bars mounted on said heads and secured thereto. said heads having relatively short lugs positioned in front of said bars, longer projections behind said bars. plates to;- said bars, and bolts extending through said bars, plates and longer projections and securing said bars in position.

4. A reel having, in combination, a supporting shaft, a plurality of heads spaced along said shaft, and a plurality of bars mounted on said heads and secured thereto, said heads having relatively short lugs positioned in front of said bars longer projections behind said bars, bolts securing said bars to said longer projections only. and reenforcing webs at the rear of said longer projections.

5. A reel having, in combination, a supporting shaft, a plurality of heads spaced along said shaft, a plurality of bars mounted on said heads and secured thereto. stional end flanges for said reel, and means to secure said flanges in position.

6. A reel having, in combination, a supporting shaft, a plurality of heads spaced along. said shaft, a plurality of bars mounted on said heads and secured thereto, sectional end flanges for said reel, and means to secure said flanges in position, said means comprising clamping bolts extending into longitudinal openings in said bars and engaging nuts positioned in transverse openings in said bars.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my signature.

HAROLD .A. \VITJCOX. 

